The production of sugar in Cuba started at a rather slow pace at the end of the 16th. century. Sugar cane cuttings were first brought to the island by Columbus where the rich soil and tropical climate made for an abundant crop. The Spaniards first used the original inhabitants of Cuba, the Tainos indians, to harvest [...]
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I recently read an article about Cuba opening an outdoor railroad museum in Havana just outside the Central Railway Station. It seems that Cuba, along with Great Britan, the United States and Germany, was one of the frist countries in the world to establish a railway system. In the 19th. century Cuba was the major [...]
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